I Want To Be A. . .”Trader”

This YouTube video was shared by several of my FB friends. It makes you think. . . .

A Trader is. . . A Believer and Follower of Jesus Christ who. . .

Trades in the “Me, me, me” of the overblown American dream to daily pursue Christ

Is a new kind of missionary on mission, not dependent on where one lives

Realizes he/she must live out his/her faith, not just talk about it

Choose daily to sacrifice and be intentional with one’s time, money, and skills

Is like the Good Samaritan on the road of life who sees someone in need and chooses to help, following Jesus’ instructions.

Hates injustice and seeks to bring the hope of Jesus into desperate situations

Sees work as worship and everything he/she does as an opportunity to worship the God Who created us

Must act swiftly because the time is right now

Makes choices that are Kingdom-focused and not self-focused, because a short time on this earth can have an eternal impact.

Say what you will about Facebook, there are moments where I’m glad I’m paying attention. God dropped a “trader” opportunity into my lap today.

A group of my fellow high school classmates found out about another classmate’s extreme needs recently and decided to do something about it. His health is not good. . .and his house is falling in around him. He’s not had running water in over a year. . .

I’m not even close to the hometown where I grew up, so I’ll be sending these classmates a check to help the little bit I can.

Living and worshiping God in every moment of each day . . the way Jesus wants us to. . .reaching out and meeting the needs of people. . . and knowing it will make a difference.

We are missionaries. . .we are traders of the temporal . . .for the eternal.